Stefan Olsdal was born in Sweden. He attended the Musicians Institute in London and it was there that he met Brian Molko. The two formed a band called Ashtray Heart which would later become Placebo. The band saw much success in Britain with their 1996 eponymous debut and 1998’s Without You I’m Nothing. After 2000’s Black Market Music, Placebo’s sound took a turn towards electronic dance music for 2003’s Sleeping With Ghosts. In 2006 their fifth album Meds reached #7 on the UK charts.